Why did you come here? Because we want to buy red beans. in Tetun
Tansá mak imi mai iha ne'e? Tanba ami hakarak sosa koto.
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Grammar in this phrase
Focus
mak — focus marker
mak'mak' focuses the preceding constituent — used when English would bold or cleft ('it was X who...'). Also forms the superlative with 'liu'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Koto lata ida sentavus limanulu.A can of red beans is fifty cents.
- Ami aluga uma tanba la iha osan atu sosa.We rent a house because we don’t have money to buy one.
- Ha'u hakarak sosa bisikleta ida hodi tuir kompetisaun Tour dé Timor.I want to buy a bicycle to participate in the Tour de Timor.
- Bainhira ita kuda ai-horis iha ne'e buras loos tanba rai bokur.When we plant crops here they thrive, because the soil is fertile.
- Atu simu osan, tama ida-ida; la bele tama hamutuk.To receive (your) money, come in one at a time; you can’t come in together.
- Kios na'in la iha. Nia mai mak ita bá hola xampó.The kiosk owner is not here. When she/he returns we can go and buy shampoo.